South Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Net foreign assets, flow

South Africa
167.04 billion current LCU
in 2011
Tanzania, United Republic of
209.60 billion current LCU
in 2011
South Africa rank
13th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
12th

Net foreign assets, flow over time

  • South Africa
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 209.60 billion current LCU against 167.04 billion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 42.56 billion current LCU.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1967 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 13th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th of 52 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 150.92 million current LCU 74.30 million current LCU 76.63 million current LCU South Africa
1970s 303.61 million current LCU -99.22 million current LCU 402.83 million current LCU South Africa
1980s -368.80 million current LCU -10.46 billion current LCU 10.09 billion current LCU South Africa
1990s 1.68 billion current LCU 80.43 billion current LCU 78.76 billion current LCU Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 33.13 billion current LCU 455.63 billion current LCU 422.51 billion current LCU Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 85.66 billion current LCU 682.79 billion current LCU 597.13 billion current LCU Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, flow, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 209.60 billion current LCU against 167.04 billion current LCU in South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets, flow between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
42.56 billion current LCU, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
43 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2011.
How do South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
South Africa ranks 13th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net foreign assets, flow (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net foreign assets, flow (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 2,130 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.